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1. THE ANIMAL KINGDOM

Write the number of each drawing next to the correct word.

Bat ……….. Rhinoceros ………

Donkey ……….. Hedgehog ………

Octopus ……….. Reindeer ………

Wolf ……….. Hippopotamus ………

Elk ……….. Squirrel ……....

Fox ……….. Tortoise ………

2. MISSING WORDS – TRAVEL, ETC.

Put the following words into the correct sentences. Use each word once only.

1) We visited lots of famous towns on our American ____________________ last year.

2) Before the invention of the aeroplane, the ______________________ from Britain to America could take weeks, even months sometimes.

3) Do you want to come for a _______________________ in my car on Sunday?

4) The plane now arriving is _______________________ SAS 343 from Copenhagen.

5) The first thing I did when I got to London was to go on a sightseeing ____________.

6) In my opinion, the best way to ____________________ is by air.

7) Last summer I stayed in Brighton and one day our group went on a very interesting ___________________ to Blenheim Palace, the home of the late Winston Churchill.

8) My uncle is going on an ___________________ next year to try to discover the lost city of Atlantis.

9) How long does the train ____________________ from London to Edinburgh take?

10) Last year my mother went on a Mediterranean ___________________ and was seasick practically the whole time.

11) One of the main advantages of going on a ____________________, apart from the price, is the fact that you don’t have to spend weeks beforehand planning routes, finding hotels, buying air tickets, etc. it’s all done for you.

12) We went on a day’s __________________ to the zoo in Copenhagen and the whole family loved it.

3. CHOOSE THE WORD 1

Choose the word which best completes each sentence.

1) He used to observe the stars from his attic through the ___________________. a. roof window b. cupola c. skylight d. French windows e. attic window

2) Excuse me, John, do you think I could ____________________ your phone? a. use b. lend c. borrow d. take e. loan

3) I’m sorry, David. It wasn’t my ___________________ to cause a quarrel between you and Joanna. a. meaning b. point c. intention d. view e. reason

4) Although someone had seen him take the watch, he still ________________ it. a. refused b. rejected c. disowned d. denied e. hid

5) The inside of an apple is called the _____________________. a. pip b. core c. stone d. peel e. kernel

6) A woman who has never married is called a _____________________. a. virgin b. widower c. bachelor d. spinster e. widow

7) In England, it is easy to drive at night because of the ______________________ along the middle of the road. a. cat’s eyes b. lines c. signposts d. indicators e. warning lights

8) The ________________________ between the rich and poor countries of the world is increasing daily. a. space b. gap c. distance d. interval e. opening

9) Before every Board Meeting, it is customary for the _______________________ of the previous meeting to be read out. a. protocol b. notes c. précis d. minutes e. points

10) On first coming to England, I fell _____________________ in love with a girl who lived in the flat below mine. a. feet over hands b.hole over hole c. foot in mouth d. elbow to toe e. head over heels

11) A cat licks its _________________ before it washes its face. a. paw b. hoof c. tail d. claws e. fur

12) I’m afraid I haven’t the __________________ idea why we never turned up. a. least b. faintest c. weakest d. fainted e. simplest

13) I badly _________________ my ankle when I fell on my way home last night. a. stretched b. sprained c. strained d. pulled e. caught

14) People are _________________ to wear reflectors on their clothing when walking alone a road in the dark. a. told b. warned c. advised d. suggested e. informed

15) I’m not surprised he became an author. Even as a child he had a ___________ _______ imagination. a. large b. great c. vivid d. bright e. clean

16) The TV announcer apologized for the breakdown and said that normal service would be ________________ as soon as possible. a. resumed b. returned c. continuous d. repeated e. recovered

17) I hate _________________ oranges. I usually get my wife to do it for me since she has long nails. a. skinning b. slicing c. peeling d. shaving e. cutting

18) My mother was _________________ ill last summer but, fortunately, is now making a slow but steady recovery. a. critically b. deeply c. fatally d. definitely e. serious

19) You haven’t seen my knitting ________________ anywhere, have you? I can’t seem to find them. a. pins b. nails c. rods d. sticks e. needles

20) Mr and Mrs Grove were very ________________ when their dog died. a. anxious b. upset c. confused d. disappointed d. discouraged

4. PHRASAL VERBS 1

Replace the words in brackets in the following sentences with a suitable phrasal verb. (Make any other necessary changes).

a) If he says that again I’ll ______________________ him _____________________ - I swear it! (kill him)

b) You’d better not drink that mil, Joe. It’s _____________________. (turned sour)

c) We knew he wasn’t English as his accent ___________________________ him ___________________. (betrayed him)

d) The house I live in __________________________ the 15th century. (dates from)

e) Let’s _______________________ Paul and Jan tonight. It’s been ages since we last saw them. (go and visit)

f) I think I’ll go somewhere for the weekend. Things have been ______________ me _________________ lately, so a change of air will do me good. (making me depressed)

g) John can’t come with us tonight after all. It seems he’s ____________________ a cold. (caught)

h) “What does ‘misogynist’ mean, Allan?” “I’ve no is idea, Jill. You’d better ___________________ it ________________ in the dictionary. (find out its meaning)

i) The power point was behind the piano, which made it very difficult to _________________________ (reach)

j) You’re not going to wear a mini-skirt are you, Jane? They _________________ _____________ years ago. (stopped being fashionable)

k) “How old is Eva?” “I’m not sure, but she must be ____________________________ forty.” (nearly)

l) If you _________________________ 25 from 100, you’re left with 75. (subtract)

m) No one really believed it when the news came through that the “Titanic” had _______________________________ on her maiden voyage. (sunk)

n) I tried smoking a pipe once, but I never really ________________________ it. (liked)

o) I was offered a job in Leeds but I __________________ it _________________ because I didn’t want to move away from Hastings. (refused it)

p) I can’t stop now but I’ll _________________________ later on my way home from work. (pay a short visit)

q) You should see Brian _________________________ the new boss. The way he does it is really fantastic. He’s just like him! (imitate)

5. DEFINITIONS – TYPES OF PEOPLE

Fill in the missing words in the definitions below. Choose from the following.

a) A/an _____________________ person is someone who has a variety of skills and abilities and who is able to change easily from one sort of activity to another.

b) A/an _____________________ person is someone who is very friendly and fond of eating, drinking and good company.

c) A/an _____________________ person is someone who is very generous towards other people.

d) A/an _____________________ person is someone who always wants more than his or her fair share of something-especially food, money or power.

e) A/an _____________________ person is someone who is easily taken in or tricked by others.

f) A/an _____________________ person is someone who believes that the sex he or she belongs to (male or female) is better than the opposite sex in all ways.

g) A/an _____________________ person is someone who is unable to read or write.

h) A/an _____________________ person is someone who is fluent in two languages.

i) A/an _____________________ person is someone who seems to have so much energy that he or she never tires.

j) A/an _____________________ person is someone who has studied a lot and is very knowledgeable.

k) A/an _____________________ person is someone who is able to make clever, witty and entertaining remarks or conversation.

l) A/an _____________________ person is someone (usually a woman) who is full of life.

6. THE SKELETON

Write the numbers 1-12 next to the correct word or words.

Thigh bone ……….

Collarbone ……….

Kneecap ……….

Skull ……….

Shin bone (tibia) ……….

Wrist bones ……….

Breastbone ……….

Spine/backbone ……….

Shoulder blade ……….

Hipbone ……….

Fibula ……….

Rib ……….

7. WORD ASSOCIATION

The following groups of four words are all connected with the same thing. Write down the missing word in each group. Before starting, look at the example.

Example: bark, trunk, leaf, branch TREE

| |R |

|_____________________ I’m in favour of the plan, but there are still one or two points that I’m not entirely| |

|happy with. |BASE |

|What a lovely painting! Your daughter must be very __________________________, Mrs Green. | |

| |ART |

|I think it’s very ______________________ of him to expect us to work overtime every night this week. | |

| |REASON |

|There is a saying in English: “ _____________________________ speak louder than words.” | |

| |ACT |

|That rule is not ______________________________ in this case. |APPLY |

|I don’t think Tom’s been getting too much sleep lately. His eye are terribly | |

|_________________________________ |BLOOD |

|English is a ____________________________ easy language for Swedes to learn. | |

| |COMPARE |

|Now, don’t tell anyone else what I’ve just told you. Remember, it’s __________________________ | |

| |CONFIDE |

|I don’t think their marriage will last long. They’re ___________ ___________________ quarrelling. | |

| |CONTINUE |

|The teacher punished the child for _________________________ |OBEY |

|Librarians spend a lot of their time ________________________ books. | |

| |CLASS |

|I don’t care if you’d had too much to drink. Your behaviour last night was quite | |

|_______________________________ |DEFEND |

|If you think I’m going to marry you, then I’m afraid you’re very much _______________________________ | |

| |TAKE |

|The man was found guilty of fraud and sentenced to three years ____________________________ | |

| |PRISON |

|Despite the star-studded cast, the film was only _____________ _________________________ successful. | |

| |PART |

|He won the discus event at the Olympic Games but was later _____________________________ when a medical | |

|check proved that he had been taking drugs. |QUALIFY |

|The recent hurricane caused ______________________________ damage. | |

| |WIDE |

|Industrial robots work with far greater _____________________ _____________ than most men. | |

| |PRECISE |

|I’ve tried to advice my daughter against hitch-hiking around Europe alone, but she won’t listen to me. She’s| |

|so ___________ _______________________________ |HEAD |

10. SYNONYMS AND OPPOSITES CROSSWORD – ADJECTIVES

Read through the sentences below and fill in the crossword.

|ACROSS |DOWN |

|Synonym for unbelievable |Synonym for annoyed |

|Synonym for hard-working |Opposite of opaque |

|Opposite of generous |Synonym for stubborn |

|Synonym for thoughtful |Synonym for peculiar |

|Synonym for impolite |Opposite of plentiful |

|Opposite for permanent |Opposite of voluntary |

|Opposite of sharp |Opposite of gigantic |

|Opposite of modest |Synonym for wealthy |

|Opposite of deliberate |Synonym for reliable |

|Synonym for enormous |Synonym for thrilling |

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flight travel run voyage

journey cruise trip outing

package tour excursion tour expedition

call on get down cut up get on for go off take off do in look in go down with turn down take to go out go down get at give away look up go back to take away

chauvinistic versatile gullible

illiterate magnanimous vivacious

bilingual indefatigable convivial

crudite scintillating greedy

country side country setting nature

landscape bush scene scenery

environment view rural highlands

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